A new data center is planned for the Denton County portion of Fort Worth. 

What's happening? Colovore filed a permit Sept. 22 with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas environmental regulators must stop issuing new permits for data centers.

The details: The filing states that the one-story data center will have four data halls with 42,000 square feet of screened equipment yard and one data center building that is 156,500 square feet with an administrative area. The estimated start date is Dec. 1 and the completion date is Dec. 1, 2028.

What else? The filing for a new data center comes more than a month after Fort Worth City Council began the process to implement a 90-day moratorium on accepting, processing and approving new data center applications, according to previous reporting.

• 14700 Heritage Parkway, Fort Worth

The Learning Experience in north Fort Worth celebrated its fifth anniversary July 19.

The details: The learning center provides infant daycare and early childhood education. The age-specific classes span six groups from six weeks old to age 6, according to the website.

To celebrate the fifth anniversary, the school hosted a birthday party with Dippin’ Dots ice cream, snow cones, face painting, a balloon artist, games and crafts for the families and community.

The background: The school utilizes characters to help make learning fun for children, with each character teaching a different life skill, according to the website. Franchising started in 2003 and The Learning Experience has more than 850 locations open or in development across 30 states and the United Kingdom.

• 9056 Tehama Ridge Parkway, Fort Worth

Tarrant County voters will choose between two candidates for the Tarrant County judge position on the Nov. 3 ballot.

What to know: Republican Tim O'Hare, who is the current county judge, will face Democrat Alisa Simmons, who is the Precinct 2 county commissioner. O'Hare won the Republican primary in March while Simmons won the Democratic primary, which secured their places on the November ballot.

Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity. Candidates are listed in ballot order.

What else? The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election is Oct. 5. Early voting will run from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

The Texas Education Agency is asking state lawmakers to spend $97.3 billion on K-12 education initiatives and staffing in the next two years, up from about $91 billion in the current state budget.

The details: During a Sept. 29 hearing on the agency's legislative appropriations request, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath noted that the TEA is "largely a pass-through vehicle to fund schools around the state of Texas." This means that while funding would be allocated to the agency under Article III of the state budget, the majority of that money would be sent to school districts, outside of funds used to pay TEA staff and cover operations for associated entities, such as the State Board of Education.

The TEA is asking for about $49.6 billion for fiscal year 2027-28 and $47.7 billion for fiscal year 2028-29, totaling $97.3 billion for the 2028-29 biennium. Morath said those amounts would "preserve 100% of all funding for public schools" through the Foundation School Program, which is the state's main funding source for K-12 schools, and other initiatives.